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The young Italian star and his compatriot led Italy to team tennis glory as the home team overcame Spain to secure a record-breaking third consecutive championship in front of an ecstatic local supporters

48 hours following he narrowly won a marathon 32-point tie-break, Cobolli returned to excelled as he recovered from behind in sets to beat Jaume Munar in three sets

The 23-year-old's tenacious 1-6 7-6 (7-5) 7-5 triumph clinched a 2-0 victory for his nation in the Italian city after Berrettini had triumphed 6-3 6-4 against Pablo Carreno Busta

It is a fourth Davis Cup victory overall for the Italian team, who are the first nation to win three consecutive titles since defending champions no longer received automatic qualification to the final over five decades back

Local Supporters Fuels Team Italy Victory

Backed enthusiastically by the overwhelming number of a sell-out 10,000-strong crowd, Cobolli conquered a poor beginning to spark scenes of jubilation among the Italian players, coaches and fans

The champion was mobbed by his teammates on court but paused for a moment to praise his opponent on his performance before rejoining the celebrations

Key Players Step Up in Absence

Both the Italian squad and the Spanish team reached the championship match despite missing star athletes, with the non-participation of top-ranked players denying spectators a seventh meeting of the season between the top-ranked tennis stars

But, with Italian second-ranked another key player also missing, the Italian duo owned their moments in the limelight with perfect records from all their matches each during the tournament

Thrilling Comeback Secures Win

The crowd chanted the player's moniker as he maintained his composure to close out his comeback victory to love, having achieved the decisive break in the penultimate game of a nail-biting final set

That was no mean feat, given he had admitted he had achieved a "goal" in guiding his nation to Sunday's final on home soil

In opposition to the events of the previous match, when Cobolli removed his jersey in celebration on "one of the best" days of his career, the ranked player faced the price for a slow start as he lost a one-sided opening set

But Cobolli initiated a essential, swift comeback after falling a break down at the start of the second

Cobolli's fortunes seemed to shift after a brief stop in play when a spectator of the audience became unwell

When the match resumed, and with his opponent facing a critical moment, the Italian floated over a shot that hit a fortunate net tape and brought the set to deuce

Even though annoyingly prevented multiple opportunities on his opponent's serve, the champion wrested command of a decisive breaker to push the decider - where he once again performed

Berrettini Extends Impressive Winning Streak

Berrettini had previously extended his team competition individual victory run to eleven consecutive wins with an superb display against Carreno Busta

The Grand Slam finalist used his decisive opportunity for a 5-3 lead before confidently serving out the opener to love

Having taken the majority of points to secure the opening set, Berrettini looked set to tighten his hold on the match upon creating two break points in the opening game of the following set

His opponent succeeded to save each before putting together a sequence of solid serving performances - but Berrettini took his following chance and closed to zero to complete his triumph